Best of Ieng Sary

Best of Ieng Sary

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TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Relatives of the late former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary mourn during a ceremony at Ieng Sary's house in Malai, near the Cambodian-Thai border in Banteay Meanchey province, some 400 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on March 21, 2013. Hundreds of relatives and former Khmer Rouge fighters were expected to gather on March 21, for the cremation of regime co-founder Ieng Sary, who died last week while on trial for genocide. AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Relatives of the late former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary mourn during a ceremony at Ieng Sary's house in Malai, near the Cambodian-Thai border in Banteay Meanchey province, some 400 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on March 21, 2013. Hundreds of relatives and former Khmer Rouge fighters were expected to gather on March 21, for the cremation of regime co-founder Ieng Sary, who died last week while on trial for genocide. AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Khmer Rouge Genocide Trial Opens

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In this handout photo provided by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Former Khmer Rouge official Ieng Sary, who was Foreign Minister under the regime, appears in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on the second day of Case 002, on November 22, 2011 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Sary, along with former Head of State Khieu Samphan and Deputy to Pol Pot Nuon Chea, are at trial for genocide at a UN backed court for their role in the death of up to two million Cambodians during the Maoist revolution in the 1970s.

In this handout photo provided by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Former Khmer Rouge official Ieng Sary, who was Foreign Minister under the regime, appears in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on the second day of Case 002, on November 22, 2011 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Sary, along with former Head of State Khieu Samphan and Deputy to Pol Pot Nuon Chea, are at trial for genocide at a UN backed court for their role in the death of up to two million Cambodians during the Maoist revolution in the 1970s.

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister

TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the courtroom during a public hearing at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on April 30, 2010. Ieng Sary appeared at the Khmer Rouge court to appeal against his pre-trial detention. Up to two million people were executed or died of starvation and overwork under the movement until the Khmer Rouge were ousted by Vietnamese-backed forces in January 1979. AFP PHOTO / POOL / TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the courtroom during a public hearing at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on April 30, 2010. Ieng Sary appeared at the Khmer Rouge court to appeal against his pre-trial detention. Up to two million people were executed or died of starvation and overwork under the movement until the Khmer Rouge were ousted by Vietnamese-backed forces in January 1979. AFP PHOTO / POOL / TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister

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Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the courtroom during a public hearing of a spre-trial chamber at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on April 2, 2009. Ieng Sary appeared at the Khmer Rouge court to appeal against his pre-trial detention. Up to two million people were executed or died of starvation and overwork under the movement. The Khmer Rouge were ousted by Vietnamese-backed forces in January 1979 while Pol Pot died in 1998. AFP PHOTO/POOL

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the courtroom during a public hearing of a spre-trial chamber at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on April 2, 2009. Ieng Sary appeared at the Khmer Rouge court to appeal against his pre-trial detention. Up to two million people were executed or died of starvation and overwork under the movement. The Khmer Rouge were ousted by Vietnamese-backed forces in January 1979 while Pol Pot died in 1998. AFP PHOTO/POOL

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister

AFP

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the courtroom during a public hearing of a pre-trial chamber at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on April 2, 2009. Ieng Sary appeared at the Khmer Rouge court to appeal against his pre-trial detention. Up to two million people were executed or died of starvation and overwork under the movement. The Khmer Rouge were ousted by Vietnamese-backed forces in January 1979 while Pol Pot died in 1998. AFP PHOTO/POOL

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the courtroom during a public hearing of a pre-trial chamber at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on April 2, 2009. Ieng Sary appeared at the Khmer Rouge court to appeal against his pre-trial detention. Up to two million people were executed or died of starvation and overwork under the movement. The Khmer Rouge were ousted by Vietnamese-backed forces in January 1979 while Pol Pot died in 1998. AFP PHOTO/POOL

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister

AFP

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (R) is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Pring Samrang

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (R) is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Pring Samrang

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister

AFP

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Pring Samrang

Former Khmer Rouge deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary is seen in the Court room during the first public hearing against his detention at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2008. The first big test of the UN-backed Cambodian genocide court began when the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister appeared in court to appeal against his detention. Ieng Sary, 82, is one of five top regime cadres currently detained for crimes allegedly committed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule over Cambodia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Pring Samrang

Pol Pot's former number-three Ieng Sary gives a sp

ROB ELLIOT

Pol Pot's former number-three Ieng Sary gives a speech at an annual congress ceremony 15 August 1999 in Pailin. Speaking at the annual congress of his quasi-political faction the Deomocartic National Union Movement, Ieng Sary gave a stiff warning against trying surviving Khmer Rouge leaders but his ailing health has raised speculation he may not survive long enough to stand in the dock.

Pol Pot's former number-three Ieng Sary gives a speech at an annual congress ceremony 15 August 1999 in Pailin. Speaking at the annual congress of his quasi-political faction the Deomocartic National Union Movement, Ieng Sary gave a stiff warning against trying surviving Khmer Rouge leaders but his ailing health has raised speculation he may not survive long enough to stand in the dock.

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Relatives of the late former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary... NyhetsfotoBanteay Meanchey,Ceremoni,Horisontell,Ieng Sary,Kambodja,Kilometer,Människor,Mänskligt intresse,Phnom Penh,Röda khmererna,Släkt,Sorg,Tidigare,UtrikesministerPhotographer TANG CHHIN SOTHYCollection: AFP 2013 AFPRelatives of the late former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary mourn during a ceremony at Ieng Sary's house in Malai, near the Cambodian-Thai border in Banteay Meanchey province, some 400 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on March 21, 2013. Hundreds of relatives and former Khmer Rouge fighters were expected to gather on March 21, for the cremation of regime co-founder Ieng Sary, who died last week while on trial for genocide. AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY (Photo credit should read TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images)